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The Art of the Duo: Keys and Reeds
by Geno Thackara
Two duos, both alike in dignity, though taking the approach to very different ends: Anat Cohen and Fred Hersch Live in Healdsburg Anzic Records 2018 What's taken these two so long? Okay, of course they've both juggled collaborations and cross-pollinations in many different contexts, and considering the nature of the job, it's probably not too surprising that Anat Cohen and Fred Hersch need time to fit new endeavors into their busy schedules. ...
Continue ReadingSeven Women 2018 - Part I
by C. Michael Bailey
If 2017 taught me anything, it was that my “Five Women" column would need to expand. So, this year, we will enlarge the format to “Seven Women" and be the better for it. Anat Cohen Tentet Happy Song Anzic Records 2017 Anat Cohen's excellent Happy Song was released last year and expertly covered by All About Jazz's Geno Thackara in his review of the release. In his review Thakara shared an anecdotal exchange ...
Continue ReadingAnat Cohen Tentet at SFJAZZ
by Harry S. Pariser
Anat Cohen Tentet SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA December 3, 2017 An evening with clarinetist extraordinaire Anat Cohen is an unforgettable experience. Residents of San Francisco were fortunate to see Cohen and her Tentet at SFJAZZ on a cool Sunday evening. A native of Tel Aviv, the 38-year-old Cohen studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston before moving to New York City. A decade ago, the Jazz Journalists Association awarded her both “Up ...
Continue ReadingAnat Cohen: Rosa Dos Ventos e Outra Coisa
by Angelo Leonardi
Anche quest'anno Anat Cohen è risultata prima clarinettista nel critics poll di Down Beat e questi nuovi album concorrono a spiegare le ragioni. La musica brasiliana è da vent'anni nel cuore di Anat: ha suonato con i loro massimi artisti e sa esprimere a tal punto il mood e l'intensità di quelle musiche (choro, samba bossa nova, forrò, frevo e altro) che risulta incredibile il suo non essere brasiliana, ma israeliana di nascita e statunitense di adozione. Quando ...
Continue ReadingAnat Cohen Tentet: Happy Song
by Geno Thackara
In his fascinating autobiography, Miles Davis once said that Gil Evans would call him on the phone now and then just to share a quick thought--you know, the kind of thing some people used to do before these random impulses were relegated to texts or Tweets. His classic example was a 3AM call where his longtime friend and collaborator rang to say “If you're ever depressed, Miles, just listen to 'Springsville,'" and just as abruptly hung up. Anat ...
Continue ReadingAnat Cohen at Davidson College
by Perry Tannenbaum
Anat Cohen/Davidson College Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combo Davidson College / Duke Family Performance HallDavidson, NC April 21, 2017 We've known for a long time that Anat Cohen can electrify audiences whenever she picks up her clarinet and plays. After her recent residency at Davidson College, we can now proclaim that she has a similar effect on jazz students—and faculty. At the public concert that concluded the residency, Professor Bill Lawing, after leading the Davidson ...
Continue ReadingAnat Cohen's Brazilian Bonanza: Outra Coisa and Rosa Dos Ventos
by Dan Bilawsky
It's not exactly a secret that Anat Cohen is smitten with the music of Brazil. Her clarinet is a key voice on the Choro Ensemble's albums, she's peppered her own dates with the work of Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, Luiz Bonfa, and Hermeto Pascoal, and she made the rounds in New York clubs--and on a pair of tracks from Luminosa (Anzic Records, 2015)--with a feisty crew dubbed Choro Aventuroso. She's an Israeli by birth and a New Yorker by address, ...
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